Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm Springs to the

Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea

This is the story of Palm Springs in its golden years, a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Through vintage photographs, postcards, and other ephemera, Palm Springs Holiday recalls the Palm Springs area from the 1910s through the 1960s, where people vacationed in the desert, dined, danced, and lounged poolside. Features vintage images of the Coachella Valley and shots of the areaâ€™s famous hotels and gambling dens.

Peter Moruzzi is the author of Havana Before Castro: When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground. An architectural historian by profession, he is an acknowledged expert on midcentury Modern architecture and design. He is the founding president of the Palm Springs Modern Committee, an organization dedicated to preserving modern architecture and historic neighborhoods in the Coachella Valley. He lives in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.
Country USA
Brand Gibbs Smith
Manufacturer Gibbs Smith
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781423604761
ReleaseDate 2009-09-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781423604761

Palm Springs Holiday: A Vintage Tour from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea